The History of Linear, Sans Serif Typefaces

As a summary, we provide a compilation of the most significant sans serif fonts on the market today (table 30). The alphabets are organized chronologically according to style. The old, classic weights come first, followed by the more contemporary ones afterwards.

1. Modulated Sans Serifs
a. Old
Basic Commercial™

Franklin Gothic

Venus™

b. American Gothic
Bell Gothic

News Gothic™

Trade Gothic®

Vectora®

b. New
Folio®

Neue Helvetica®

Neuzeit® S

Univers®

c. Variants
Antique Olive™

2. Art Nouveau

Hobo

3. Constructed Sans Serifs
a. Old
Erbar®

Futura®

Gill Sans®

Kabel®

Metromedium™ #2

Neuzeit® S

Spartan®

b. New
ITC Avant Garde Gothic®

Avenir®

DIN Neuzeit® Grotesk

4. New Sans Serif Hybrids
Linotype Aroma™

ITC Eras®

Linotype Ergo™

Finnegan®

Frutiger®

Linotype Projekt™

5. Stroke Variants
a. Stretched
Clearface Gothic™

ITC Mixage®

b. Linear with serifs

Friz Quadrata™

ITC Goudy Sans®

ITC Newtext™

ITC Quorum®

ITC Serif Gothic®

ITC Symbol®

c. Rounded

VAG Rounded™

Frankfurter™

Elefont™

d. Digital Segment
LCD™

Quartz

Russell Square™

Linotype Atomatic™

6. Experimental Sans Serifs
a. Circular

Blippo

Cirkulus™

Horatio™

b. Rectangular
Eurostile®

Microgramma™

Serpentine™

c. Others
Amelia™

ITC Machine™

Peignot®

Revue™

Linotype Rezident™

Sinaloa™

Contacta™

Countdown™

7. Typewriter
OCR B

Orator™

ITC American Typewriter™


8. Capital Alphabets
Copperplate Gothic

Neuland®

Stop™



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